Tag: autism

  • Medical Kidnap in Idaho of a Special Needs Child

    Daniel was taken by CPS from his dad, who has been homeless and has not given Daniel the meds, treatment, or care that Daniel needs for his autism. Thea lives in AZ, has crippling rheumatoid arthritis, and has now had a stroke due to the stress. Her next hearing is Aug 1st, and she is in desperate need of an attorney not on the government, taxpayer-funded payroll. Please donate what you can so she can hire the attorney she has chosen for her case. Time is of the essence.

    https://www.gofundme.com/f/6u93r-family-emergency?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer

  • Vaccine Court has paid 3.7 billion in damages to families

    Vaccines injure children, and the U.S. government has an entire division set up to compensate families for that injury.

    As of March 30, 2018, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program had paid $106.5 million (THIS YEAR) for 283 claims since the beginning of the 2018 fiscal year. Drugwatch’s legal partners are accepting vaccine injury cases. 

    Since 1988, over 18,426 petitions have been filed with the VICP. Over that 29-year time period, 16,555 petitions have been adjudicated, with 5,581 of those determined to be compensate-able, while 10,974 were dismissed. Keep in mind the CDC estimates that only about 10% of adverse events are reported. Total compensation paid over the life of the vaccine injury compensation program is approximately $3.7 billion. 1

    Vaccine Injury is FAR more frequent than one in million.

    • The US Dept of HHS and the CDC claims that being injured by a vaccine is one in a million (3,597 compensated claims out of 3.1 billion vaccine doses.) Let’s take a look at that number. The CDC recommends every person receive 72 doses of 16 vaccines (note one MMR shot is considered to be 3 doses, same for DTaP), but let’s use a smaller number and say those that do get vaccinated, only receive 40 of the recommended doses. That comes out to be one in every 20,000 kids is damaged and compensated 
    • (3.1 billion ÷ 40 doses each ÷ 3,597 victims).
    • But if you take into consideration the CDC also reports only 1% of adverse reactions are actually reported. 
    • Voluntary reporting makes accurate numbers impossible. So with all our computer technology why not automate it? It was. When vaccine injury was covered in automated reporting there was 100 fold increase in identified reactions 

    What is the Vaccine Court ? 
    The government does have a vaccine court and fund that serve to compensate people who can show strong evidence that their child’s injury, disability, or death is linked to vaccinations.

    Here’s an explanation of the vaccine court from Generation Rescue:

    The United States federal court has presided over landmark cases for the autism community, filing official court decisions that have linked vaccinations as an environmental trigger of autism.  The court in which all of these decisions are rendered is the Office of Special Masters of the United States Courts of Federal Claims, otherwise known as “Vaccine Court.”

    The U.S. government created this specific court in 1986 to protect pharmaceutical companies from the direct lawsuits that were arising due to the preponderance of illnesses and injuries that were stemming from the company’s vaccination products.  By establishing the Vaccine Court, the government now protects the pharmaceutical industry by trying the cases and awarding damages from a federal excise tax added to the cost of each dosage of a vaccine.

    In the “Vaccine Court,” the burden of proof lays squarely on the claimant.  In other words, a family must show a clear causal connection between a vaccination and its adverse effects.  For the autism community, this standard is made more challenging because the “Vaccine Court” does not accept “autism” as a legal determination.  This is because autism is a clinical diagnosis, labeled on the basis of a collection of clinical features and created by causes that are still unknown.  But the autism community has still persevered, and compelled the court to acknowledge the link between their children’s autism diagnoses and vaccinations’ environmental triggers.

    Here’s how that system works.

    TAX PAYERS PAY FOR ALL DAMAGES! Pharmaceutical companies are not required to participate. 

    The CDC and FDA co-sponsor a national vaccine safety surveillance program called Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). It serves to collect information about adverse events (possible side effects) that occur after the administration of vaccines licensed for use in the United States. People can report reactions that may be related to vaccinations there, and the data is open and available for anyone to access.

    If a case makes it to vaccine court and an award is granted to a family, the money comes from the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program:

    Since the first National Vaccine Injury Compensation (VICP) claims were filed in 1989, 3,887 compensation awards have been made. More than $3.0 billion in compensation awards has been paid to petitioners and more than $120.4 million has been paid to cover attorneys’ fees and other legal costs.

    To date, 9,860 claims have been dismissed. Of those, 4,912 claimants were paid more than $64.8 million to cover attorneys’ fees and other legal costs.

    California’s new mandated vaccines for school eliminates the opportunity for vaccine damaged and wheelchair bound Otto Coleman to attend school. His parents refuse to allow any more vaccinations as they don’t want to risk further damage for their child.

    For those who are still skeptical that such a thing exists…

    The following are cases in which the families of children who suffered from vaccine-related injuries (and in one case, unfortunately, death) were awarded compensation by the vaccine court.

    Click on each child’s name to view the actual court documents.

    Richelle Oxley: DPT shot reaction: post-pertussis vaccine encephalopathy

    “…no evidence to overcome the strong probability that the DPT was the most likely cause. Richelle’s disabilities include autistic-like behavior, hyperactivity, and partially controlled seizures. The court finds further that all other statutory requirements have been met, and concludes that petitioners are entitled to compensation for injuries sustained as a result of the DPT vaccine administered on July 30, 1979.”

    Hannah Poling: MMR vaccine

    “Court ruled in favor of compensation due to the significant aggravation of child’s pre-existing mitochondrial disorder based on an MMR vaccine Table presumptive injury of encephalopathy, which eventually manifested as chronic encephalopathy with features of autism spectrum disorder and a complex partial seizure disorder as a sequelae.”

    Eric Lassiter: DPT vaccine

    Eric was completely healthy prior to a DPT booster. His is a “known case of static encephalopathy after DPT immunization.” Based on the court’s own findings of fact and the reasons proffered by Dr. Lichtenfeld, the court concludes that Eric, more likely than not, sustained an encephalopathy and that the first manifestation of onset of the injury occurred within the Table time frame.

    *The possibility of autism was discussed in depth during Eric’s court proceedings, but a conclusion was never made. One doctor believed the child had autism…but not as a result of the DTP vaccine.

    Bailey Banks: MMR vaccine

    “The Court found, supra, that Bailey’s ADEM was both caused-in-fact and proximately caused by his vaccination. It is well-understood that the vaccination at issue can cause ADEM, and the Court found, based upon a full reading and hearing of the pertinent facts in this case, that it did actually cause the ADEM. Furthermore, Bailey’s ADEM was severe enough to cause lasting, residual damage, and retarded his developmental progress, which fits under the generalized heading of Pervasive Developmental Delay, or PDD. The Court found that Bailey would not have suffered this delay but for the administration of the MMR vaccine, and that this chain of causation was not too remote, but was rather a proximate sequence of cause and effect leading inexorably from vaccination to Pervasive Developmental Delay.”

    Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (“ADEM”) is “an acute or subacute encephalomyelitis or infiltration and 3 demyelination; it occurs most commonly following an acute viral infection, especially measles, but may occur without a recognizable antecedent….It is believed to be a manifestation of an autoimmune attack on the myelin of the central nervous system. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, vomiting, and drowsiness progressing to lethargy and coma; tremor, seizures, and paralysis may also occur; mortality ranges from 5 to 20 per cent; many survivors have residual neurological deficits.”

    Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS) is a ‘subthreshold’ condition in which some – but not all – features of autism or another explicitly identified Pervasive Developmental Disorder are identified. PDD-NOS; also referred to as “atypical personality development,” “atypical PDD,” or “atypical autism”, is included in DSM-IV to encompass cases where there is marked impairment of social interaction, communication, and/or stereotyped behavior patterns or interest, but when full features for autism or another explicitly defined PDD are not met.

    As a preliminary matter, even though Respondent conceded during briefing that Bailey suffers from PDD, Respondent’s expert, Dr. MacDonald characterized Bailey’s condition as autism; however, he at one point conflated the two as of one or of like kind. Tr. at 84-86. Despite his comments to that effect, the Court is inclined to view Bailey’s condition as accurately as the medical records will allow; that is, to find that Bailey more likely than not suffers from PDD, and not from autism.

    Elias Tembenis: Death after DTaP vaccination. This little boy had seizures after receiving a DTaP shot…but was still given boosters and other vaccines. In 2002, doctors noted that Elias had features of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (“PDD”), which is an autism spectrum disorder. He died in 2007, at age 7. The immediate cause of death was multisystem organ failure, which was a consequence of cardiac arrest…which was a consequence of Elias’s seizure disorder.

    “Petitioners have satisfied the legal requirements for proving that Elias’s December 26, 2000 DTaP vaccination was a legal cause of his epilepsy and death. Respondent has not overcome Petitioners’ evidence by proving an alternative cause. Therefore, I find that Petitioners have established entitlement to compensation under the Vaccine Act.”

    Ryan Mojabi: MMR vaccine

    Saeid and Parivash Mojabi of San Jose, California had their infant son vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR), among other vaccinations, between 2003 and 2005. Shortly after the MMR vaccinations, their son developed Autism Spectrum Disorder, asthma, and an encephalopathy, which refers to a syndrome of brain dysfunction. The case is ‘unpublished,’ meaning there is little information available to the public.

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services conceded that the MMR vaccination caused the boy’s encephalopathy. There is no documentation stating the government recognized that the encephalopathy directly led to his autism. The Mojabi’s were awarded a lump sum of more than $980,0000, and another lump sum, several million dollars more, will be invested in annuities on his behalf to cover annual costs for the rest of his life. (source)

    From the same law firm that represented Ryan Mojabi:

    A similar case involving a young girl reports an eerily similar timeline. The girl’s mother, Jillian Moller, filed her claim in 2003, alleging that her daughter was severely injured by the vaccines she received at 15 months old.

    Almost immediately, the girl developed high fevers, seizure episodes, and a similar measles-type rash. She started staring blankly, having shaking episodes, and was diagnosed with encephalopathy characterized by speech and developmental delay. She was also ultimately diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

    More than seven years after filing her claim, the government agreed to settle, and made an offer upwards of $1.1 million. Another $9 million will be granted for annual expenses throughout her life. The Department of Health and Human Services did not officially admit that the vaccines caused her encephalopathy or autism.

    Notice that in several of those court cases, terms like “autistic-like,” “features of autism,” “PDD or atypical autism,” and “autistic disorders” are used.

    Here’s a recent case from outside of the US.

    Valentino Bocca: MMR vaccine (Italy)

    Valentino was never the same child after the jab in his arm. He developed autism and, in a landmark judgment, a judge has ruled that his devastating disability was provoked by the inoculation against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).

    Judge Lucio Ardigo, awarding compensation to the family, agreed. He said it was ‘conclusively established’ that Valentino had suffered from an ‘autistic disorder associated with medium cognitive delay’ and his illness, as Dr Barboni stated, was linked to receiving the jab.

    Skeptics will say that none of these cases proves there is a link between vaccinations and autism.

    Maybe they don’t prove anything. Maybe the definition of “autism” is too broad and confusing (after all, the diagnostic criteria specified by the American Psychiatric Association has changed several times). There isn’t a blood test – or any medical test – that can be used to detect autism spectrum disorders. Diagnosis is challenging.

    But it is hard to discount the increasing number of heartbreaking tales of drastic changes (or death) in once-healthy children shortly after receiving vaccinations.

    Dr. Jane Orient, the executive director of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS), said that she believes the science behind vaccination risks is far from settled and that hundreds of parents have reported that their children have had severe deficits after an inoculation.

    “We have a lot of observations that are not otherwise explainable,” said Dr. Orient, an internist. “I don’t think we can dismiss it out of hand.”

    The AAPS has called for an end to government-mandated vaccinations in the past:

    “Our children face the possibility of death or serious long-term adverse effects from mandated vaccines that aren’t necessary or that have very limited benefits,” said Dr. Orient.

    “This is not a vote against vaccines. This resolution only attempts to halt blanket vaccine mandates by government agencies and school districts that give no consideration for the rights of the parents or the individual medical condition of the child.”

    “It’s obscene to threaten to seize a child just because his parents refuse medical treatment that is obviously unnecessary and perhaps even dangerous,” said Dr. Orient. “AAPS believes that parents, with the advice of their doctors, should make decisions about their children’s medical care — not government bureaucrats.”

    You won’t hear about most of this via the mainstream media. Could that be because vaccine manufacturers like Merck give money to some news organizations? (One example: Merck sponsors CNN.)

    Perhaps parents are a more reliable source of information. After all, don’t parents know their children better than anyone else?

    If you or a loved one suffers a v@ccine injury, you can report that injury to the V@ccine Adverse Event Reporting System at https://vaers.hhs.gov (I don’t imagine that anyone will be as happy as the people in this photo about having to file an injury claim.)

    You can also seek financial compensation from the federal v@ccine court – the chances are slim, but still a possibility. Here is the site on how to file a claim: https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensati…/howtofile/index.html

    RESOURCES: 

    1 https://www.hrsa.gov/vaccinecompensation/data/index.html

  • Our Kids Are So Very Sick

    Our Children are bombarded with toxins, overwhelmed with chronic illness and neurological disabilities. Join other families we come together as ONE VOICE on behalf of our children’s health and future. 

    Children’s March for Humanity will be hosted in cities nationwide. Communities coming together with the same concerns about our children’s health.
    JOIN US IN BOISE At Julia Davis Park    BECOME A SPONSOR of this event.

    1 in 6 have learning disabilities

    1 in 12 have asthma

    1 in 10 have ADHD

    1 in 13 have food allergies

    1 in 20 have seizures

    1 in 68 have autism

    1 in 42 boys have autism

    HALF of our children have a chronic illness or are overweight.

    Learning Disabilities:

    https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/about.html

    Recent estimates in the United States show that about one in six, or about 15%, of children aged 3 through 17 years have a one or more developmental disabilities.1(https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/about.html#ref) Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language, or behavior areas. These conditions begin during the developmental period, may impact day-to-day functioning, and usually last throughout a person’s lifetime.2(https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/about.html#ref)

    In 2013–14, the number of children and youth ages 3–21 receiving special education services was 6.5 million, or about 13 percent of all public school students. Among students receiving special education services, 35 percent had specific learning disabilities. –https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=64https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=64

    Some reports estimate that as many as 15% to 20% of Americans are affected by learning disabilities and disorders. https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/Pages/risk.aspxhttps://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/Pages/risk.aspx

    Asthma:

    The number of people with asthma continues to grow. One in 12 people (about 25 million, or 8% of the population) had asthma in 2009, compared with 1 in 14 (about 20 million, or 7%) in 2001.
    Asthma is one of the most common chronic disorders affecting children.[1] It is estimated that 6.3 million children under the age of 18 have asthma in the United States.[2] Asthma is the third leading cause of hospitalization among children under age 15, and in 2008 was associated with an estimated 10.5 million missed school days.[3] The combination of illness-related absence (due to doctors’ visits as well as to illness), and potential asthma emergencies in the classroom, reduces student and teacher productivity,[4] and can negatively affect children’s academic performance.

    https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/asthmadata.htm
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/Pages/risk.aspx


    ADHD

    One in 10 children and teens has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a new government report.

    http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/news/20150514/cdc-1-in-10-children-diagnosed-with-adhd

    11% of children 4-17 years of age (6.4 million) have ever been diagnosed with ADHD as of 2011
     https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/learning/conditioninfo/Pages/risk.aspx
    The American Psychiatric Association (APA) says that 5 percent of American children have ADHD. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) puts the number at more than double the APA’s number. The CDC says that 11 percent of American children, ages 4 to 17, have the attention disorder.

    Food Allergies

    Researchers estimate that up to 15 million Americans have food allergies according to cdc.gov

    1. This potentially deadly disease affects 1 in every 13 children (under 18 years of age) in the U.S. That’s roughly two in every classroom.
    2. The economic cost of children’s food allergies is nearly $25 billion per year.

      https://www.foodallergy.org/facts-and-stats

      • Every 3 minutes, a food allergy reaction sends someone to the emergency department – that is more than 200,000 emergency department visits per year. 
      • A reaction to food can range from a mild response (such as an itchy mouth) to anaphylaxis, a severe and potentially deadly reaction.
      • The U.S. Centers for Disease Control reported that food allergies result in more than 300,000 ambulatory-care visits a year among children under the age of 18. 
      • Food allergy is the leading cause of anaphylaxis outside the hospital setting.


      SEIZURES
      According to the latest estimates, about 1.8% of adults aged 18 years or older have had a diagnosis of epilepsy or seizure disorder.
      When applied to the 2013 population, this is about 750,000 children aged 0-17 years.2

      When counting both children and adults, about 5.1 million people in the United States have had a diagnosis of epilepsy or a seizure disorder.1-3

      Kobau R, Luo Y, PhD, Zack M, Helmers S, Thurman D. Epilepsy in adults and access to care — United States, 2012. MMWR. 2012;61(45);909-913. Accessed February 2, 2016. [PDF-863KB] . 

      US Census Bureau, Population Division [database online]. Annual estimates of the resident population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin for the United States, States, and Counties: April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2013. Release Date: June 2014. html. Accessed February 2, 2015.AUTISM

    AUTISM


    CDC https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html reports that 1 in 68 children has been diagnosed with autism. 1 in 6 has learning disabilities.

    Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health contributed to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report that finds the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) largely unchanged from two years ago, at one in 68 children (or 1.46 percent). Boys were 4.5 times more likely to be identified with ASD than girls, an established trend. The rate is one in 42 among boys and one in 189 among girls.

    ASD is a developmental disorder characterized by social and communication impairments, limited interest and repetitive behaviors. Early diagnosis and intervention are important to improving learning and skills. Rates have been rising since the 1960s, but researchers do not know how much of this rise is due to more children being diagnosed with ASD or if actual cases are increasing or a combination of both. The CDC’s first prevalance report, which was released in 2007 and was based on 2000 and 2002 data, found that one in 150 children had ASD.

    For this new report, the CDC collected data at 11 regional monitoring sites that are part of the Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring (ADDM) Network in the following states: Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Utah, and Wisconsin. The Maryland monitoring site is based at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

  • Autism Meltdown. What should WE do?

    I saw an autistic meltdown in the middle of the grocery store today. Yes, it was autism, flapping arms, squaking nosies, ears covered and the mostly grown boy squatting on the cold floor rocking back and forth. Most pretended as if it wasn’t happening. I locked eyes with the mother briefly, and felt a very lost and exhausted sense. My heart broke for her. She attempted to quiet him and leave the store as quickly as possible.

    Simple things, that we all take for granted. Grocery shopping in a store with bright lights that might trigger a child’s sensitivity. Or loud noises, that might send a child into a downward spiral. Or to many people surrounding, that might cause him to become sensory overloaded. I imagine this mother now knows the “not so busy” times to visit the grocery store, with her autistic son, to keep the over stimulation as minimal as possible.

    This life.
    This life that now has become one hundred times harder than most can ever even fathom.

    Do you still think autism is a gift?

    Autism Moms I would like to know – what can we do to help you in a store – when this situation arises? 

  • Behavior Symptoms Checklist For Kids With Autism

    Julie: A worried mom can do better research than the FBI. Or at least, that’s what they say. This mom shares some of her research and I have found it a great starting point for helping my kids through health challenges even though they don’t have autism. You might notice a commonly reoccurring theme – vitamin deficiency. This is for educational purpose and not intended to treat or diagnose.

    Symptom Check

    I have listed some of the common symptoms/behaviors that autistic children experience below, and some of the reasons that these symptoms may be occurring.  This list is not comprehensive nor conclusive.  The information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not meant to diagnose or treat any health condition and is not a replacement for treatment by a healthcare provider.

    Acne – zinc deficiency, vitamin imbalance, allergies

    Aggression – GI inflammation, bacteria overgrowth (ie clostridia), low cholesterol, Lyme disease, B-vitamin deficiency, magnesium deficiency, Omega 3 deficiency, Allergies, headaches, seizure activity, heavy metal toxicity

    Always Hungry – Food malabsorption, parasites (worms), mito dysfunction, mineral deficiency

    Always sick – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, allergies, Yeast overgrowth, zinc deficiency, Vitamin D deficiency, GI inflammation/immune dysfunction

    Anemic – Iron deficiency, Vitamin D deficiency, Folate deficiency, B-12 deficiency, GI inflammation (gluten intolerance, celiac, bacterial infection)

    Anxiety – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, PANS/PANDAS, magnesium deficiency, Thyroid dysfunction

    Apraxia – Vitamin deficiency and/or Fatty Acid deficiency, Lip/Tongue tie

    Bad breath – zinc deficiency

    Black Stool – Bleeding in the upper GI tract, Iron supplementation

    Bloating – Constipation, Gas, Histamine intolerance, allergies, clostridia overgrowth

    Body odor (sweet) – zinc deficiency

    Body temperature instabilty – Mitochondrial dysfunction, thyroid disorder, adrenal stress

    Bruise easily – EFA deficiency, Iron deficiency, Vitamin K deficiency, Vitamin C deficiency, Folate deficiency, Vitamin B12 deficiency

    Chapped lips – vitamin B deficiency, yeast overgrowth

    Chewing – vitamin/mineral imbalance, parasites (worms)

    Climb Furniture – Phenol overload, Yeast overgrowth

    Cold hands/feet – Zinc deficiency, thyroid disorder

    Cold intolerance – Mitochondrial dysfunction, thyroid disorder, adrenal stress

    Constipation – GI Inflammation, Allergies, Yeast overgrowth, magnesium deficiency, Clostridia overgrowth

    Cracks at corner of mouth – zinc deficiency

    Crave certain foods – Allergies,  Yeast overgrowth, opioid addiction (dairy, gluten)

    Cry easily – Mineral deficiency, Phenol overload, adrenal fatigue

    Dark circles under eyes – Allergies, Phenol overload (phenol sulfotransferase deficiency), Yeast overgrowth, Adrenal fatigue, low iron (anemia)

    Defiant – Yeast overgrowth, allergies, low cholesterol, Lyme disease

    Delayed Growth – Mitochondrial dysfunction

    Diaper rash – Allergies to food, Allergies to something on the skin (soap, lotion), Yeast overgrowth, Psoriasis due to infection

    Diarrhea – GI Inflammation, Allergies, Yeast overgrowth, magnesium deficiency, Clostridia overgrowth

    Doesn’t Talk – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, EFA deficiency, Yeast overgrowth, verbal apraxia, hearing impairment

    Drool – low muscle tone (hypotonia), palsy

    Eats a lot – Food malabsorption, parasites (worms), mito dysfunction, mineral deficiency

    Eczema – Allergies to food, Allergies to something on the skin (soap, detergent on clothing), Essential Fatty Acid deficiency, Yeast overgrowth, Psoriasis due to infection

    Eye Movement Issues – Cranial nerve damage (Sixth Nerve Palsy)

    Eye Rolling –  See Tics

    Eye Stimming –  Vitamin A deficiency, yeast overgrowth, bacteria overgrowth, high oxalates, EFA deficiency, high viral load

    Fatigue – mitochondrial disorder, EMF sensitivity, magnesium deficiency, zinc deficiency, iron deficiency, allergies, gluten intolerance, LYME

    Food Allergies/Intolerance – Histamine intolerance, Enzyme deficiency, GI inflammation

    Gas – GI Inflammation, Allergies, Yeast overgrowth, magnesium deficiency, clostridia overgrowth

    Gray Hair – Hair follicle stops creating melanin.  Nutritional deficiency.  Scientists have not discovered the exact reasons, but it could be from B vitamin deficiency (B5, B6, B12, Biotin), Zinc deficiency, D deficiency, Iron Deficiency.  Also thyroid issues.

    Green Stool – Food moving too quickly through large intestine, allergies, green food coloring

    Hair loss – zinc deficiency, vitamin B deficiency

    Hand Flapping –  Phenol overload, sensitivity to food coloring, vitamin/mineral deficiency, virus, yeast overgrowth, bacteria overgrowth

    Headaches – Magnesium deficiency, Iron deficiency, Allergies/food intolerance, MSG intolerance, Bartonella, LYME

    Head Banging/Hitting –  (See Headaches or GI pain) – Vitamin/mineral deficiency, GI inflammation, allergies

    Heat intolerance – Mitochondrial dysfunction, thyroid disorder, adrenal stress, underlying infection

    Heavy Sweating or Night Sweating – Allergies, Babesia, Lyme disease, Mito dysfunction, heavy metal toxicity

    Hives – Strep (PANDAS), yeast overgrowth, Mast Cell Activation Disorder

    Hyperactive – Yeast overgrowth, Phenol overload, sensitivity to food coloring, PANDAS/PANS, Omega 3 deficiency, low carnitine

    Inattentive – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, Omega 3 deficiency, allergies, Yeast overgrowth, low carnitine

    Irritable – B-vitamin deficiency, magnesium deficiency, PANDAS/PANS

    IgE Allergies (many) – Undermethylation

    IgG Allergies (many) – GI inflammation/leaky gut

    Itchy anus – Parasites (worms),  Yeast overgrowth

    Joint Pain – Allergies, LYME

    Keratosis Pilaris – Allergies, Vitamin A deficiency, EFA deficiency, Fatty acid oxidation disorder

    Large motor delay – Mitochondrial dysfunction

    Laughing at inappropriate times – Yeast overgrowth, Phenol overload

    Lick things – Parasites (worms), zinc deficiency, PANDAS tic, introducing digestive enzymes, yeast overgrowth, high oxalates,

    Lining things up – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, PANS/PANDAS

    Look out of corner of eyes – Vitamin A deficiency, high viral load, EFA deficiency

    Low muscle tone – Mitochondrial dysfunction, High viral load (coxsackie), vitamin/mineral deficiency, low carnitine

    Mouth Sensitivity – B-vitamin deficiency, zinc deficiency

    Nail biting – Parasites (worms), B-vitamin deficiency, low serotonin levels

    Never gets sick – Overactive immune system (not a good thing)

    Night Sweats – (detox mechanism) Allergies, high viral load

    Obsessions/Compulsions (OCD) – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, PANS/PANDAS, Yeast overgrowth, B-vitamin deficiency

    Peeling Nails – Vitamin/mineral deficiency

    Peeling skin at nails – B2 deficiency

    Peeling skin (like sunburnt) – Bartonella

    Peeling skin on fingers – Strep (PANDAS), Hand/Foot/Mouth Disease, Coxsackie, Yeast overgrowth, allergy.

    PICA (putting inedible things in the mouth) – Zinc deficiency, chromium deficiency, riboflavin deficiency, iron deficiency

    Pick at lips -Vitamin/mineral deficiency, PANS/PANDAS, Yeast overgrowth

    Picky Eater  – Allergies, zinc deficiency, B-vitamin deficiency

    Pimply rash – Yeast overgrowth, food allergy/intolerance, oxalate issues

    Plug ears – Mineral deficiency, Yeast overgrowth, bacteria overgrowth

    Poor appetitie – B1 deficiency, yeast overgrowth, clostridia overgrowth

    Poor Coordination – B-vitamin deficiency

    Potty training trouble – Allergies, Yeast overgrowth

    Press abdomen against things – Gastrointestinal discomfort/pain

    Red cheeks – Phenol sensitivity, allergy

    Red Ring around Anus – Yeast overgrowth

    Red stool – bleeding in the lower GI tract, red food coloring

    Red Streaks on skin – Bartonella

    Reflux – Allergies, low muscle tone due to mitochondrial dysfunction, vitamin/mineral deficiency

    Repetative Behaviors – Vitamin/mineral imbalance, Phenol overload

    Rock back and forth – Magnesium deficiency

    Sandy Stool – Oxalate dumping

    Scream/Screech –  Yeast overgrowth

    Sensitive to light – Magnesium deficiency, zinc deficiency, Vitamin B deficiency

    Sensitive to noise – Magnesium deficiency, zinc deficiency

    Sensitive to smell – zinc deficiency

    Sensitive to taste – zinc deficiency

    Sleep Troubles – Reflux, Phenol overload, seizures, parasites (worms), Thyroid dysfunction, EMF sensitivity, artificial light sensitivity (not making melatonin), high histamine, zinc deficiency, B-vitamin deficiency, Omega 3 deficiency, low Iron, low blood sugar (wake up in middle of night).

    Smelly Feet – zinc deficiency

    Smelly Urine (Ammonia) – Dehydration, UTI, bacteria overgrowth (ie clostridia), diet high in protein. Highly concentrated urine from being held a long time; high oxalates can make urination painful.

    Spin – Yeast overgrowth, bacteria overgrowth, high oxalates, EFA deficiency

    Spitting – Parasites (worms), yeast overgrowth

    Stare at lights/fans/wheels – Vitamin A deficiency, EFA deficiency, high viral load, Vision Problems 

    Stare into space – Seizures, allergies

    Stretch Marks on Skin – Bartonella, Pyroluria (vitamin/mineral imbalance)

    Teeth grinding – Vitamin/mineral deficiency, parasites (worms), magnesium deficiency, TMJ

    Tics – Vitamin/mineral imbalance (magnesium), PANDAS/PANS, bacteria overgrowth, Lyme disease, seizure activity, allergies, copper metabolism disorder

    Toe Walking – GI inflammation, reaction to food coloring and/or preservatives, yeast overgrowth

    Undigested food in stool – Lack of enzymes to break down food

    Visual stimming – Vitamin A deficiency, EFA deficiency, high viral load, Vision Problems

    Vocal stimming – Allergies, yeast overgrowth, high viral load, PANS/PANDAS

    Vomit – Allergies, PANDAS (strep), eating late

    Wet the bed – Allergies, oxalate dumping, mineral deficiency, yeast die-off

    White spots on nails – mineral deficiency (zinc)

    White Stool – Lack of bile in stool

    Yellow Stool – Fat malabsorption due to low bile production from liver, Yeast overgrowth, Oxalate dumping

     

    More information can be found on TACA’s website.

    More information can be found on www.udaan.org

    This blog has checklist printables.

  • DENIRO talks about his son, autism & vaccine connection

    DENIRO talks about his son, autism & vaccine connection

    Robert De Niro’s wife, Grace Hightower, isn’t ruling out the possibility that vaccines caused their 18-year-old son Elliot’s autism. “There are many people who will come out and say ‘I saw my kid change overnight,’” the Oscar winner said during a Wednesday, April 13 appearance on Today. 

    “Is that the experience you had?” asked host Willie Geist, to which De Niro replied: “My wife says that. I don’t remember. But my child is autistic. And every kid is different.”

    Mr De Niro, a father of six, wept as he discussed the film while being interviewed by Katie Couric after previously revealing: ‘If you’re a father, you certainly understand what it’s like to go through the worry about your kids, especially if they’ve got issues like Bradley’s character has.

    ‘Sometimes it can be overwhelming. It can be nightmarish and upsetting. There’s nothing much you can do but deal with it.’

    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2273996/Robert-De-Niro-tears-Katie-Couric-child-special-needs.html#ixzz4bGNWuvR3 

    In 2016, De Niro who was promoting the Tribeca Film Festival (he’s a cofounder) spent most of the segment defending the controversial film Vaxxed, which was pulled from the lineup back in late March 2016. “I think the movie is something people should see,” he said. “I, as a parent with a child who has autism, am concerned. I want to know the truth. And I’m not anti-vaccine, I want safe vaccines.” 

    Published on Mar 13, 2017

    Robert DeNiro shares a little more about his son’s vaccine injury on NBC 10. The DeNiro’s are once again putting themselves in the path of tremendous criticism. Please support them with your encouraging words of affirmation and gratitude.

    • Autism Facts & Stats

    Autism Facts & Stats

    • Autism now affects 1 in 68 children
    • Boys are four times more likely to have autism than girls
    • About 40% of children with autism do not speak. About 25%–30% of children with autism have some words at 12 to 18 months of age and then lose them. Others might speak, but not until later in childhood
    • Autism greatly varies from person to person (no two people with autism are alike)
    • The rate of autism has steadily grown over the last twenty years
    • Comorbid conditions often associated with autism include Fragile X, allergies, asthma, epilepsy, bowel disease, gastrointestinal/digestive disorders, persistent viral infections, PANDAS, feeding disorders, anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, ADHD, Tourette Syndrome, OCD, sensory integration dysfunction, sleeping disorders, immune disorders, autoimmune disorders, and neuroinflammation.
    • Autism is the fastest growing developmental disorder, yet most underfunded
    • A 2008 Danish Study found that the mortality risk among those with autism was nearly twice that of the general population
    • Children with autism do progress – early intervention is key
    • Autism is treatable, not a hopeless condition
    This article originally appeared at: https://youtu.be/I0NvQ4YW9ss.
  • Vaccines linked to OCD, Anorexia, ADHD and Major Depressive Disorders

    Vaccines linked to OCD, Anorexia, ADHD and Major Depressive Disorders

    Scientist found a strong correlation between vaccines and developing a brain disorder such as OCD, anorexia, ADHD, and major depressive disorders. SOURCE

    It is no question that the subject of vaccines is profoundly controversial. On both sides of the argument exist truths and lies that can hinder the ability of some to make rational decisions.

    For the last 50 years, the world has taken a front row seat to the phenomenological occurrences of the rise of brain disorders such as Autism, ADHD, and major depressive disorders. Anecdotally speaking, parents all over the globe have reported that one day their children were normal and growing healthily, and the next, after having gotten their vaccinations, they get Autism, or ADHD, for example.

    While science and the government continue to maintain there’s no causal relation between the vaccines and the disorders, parents, multiple studies, and other countries have reported otherwise. Now, it seems, some very brave and unabashed scientists have been able to show a correlation of what many have known for quite some time.

    It has also been proven that CDC scientists destroyed data that showed a correlation between vaccines and autism in children.

    Researchers at Pennsylvania State and Yale University sought to examine, “whether antecedent vaccinations are associated with increased incidence of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), anorexia nervosa (AN), anxiety disorder, chronic tic disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, major depressive disorder, and bipolar disorder in a national sample of privately insured children.”

    Controlling for broken bones and open wounds (control means to use commonly occurring instances as a contrast method), the researchers concluded that someone who’d received the Flu vaccine within the last year “were also associated with incident diagnoses of AN, OCD, and an anxiety disorder.” These findings greatly expand the common understandings that vaccines are related to Autism and now include the other three brain-based illnesses.

    The study used private insurance claims information as their means of collecting the data. “Using claims data, we compared the prior year’s occurrence of vaccinations in children and adolescents aged 6–15 years with the above neuropsychiatric disorders that were newly diagnosed between January 2002 and December 2007,” the study writes.

    Moreover, the correlations were not limited to the Flu vaccine either. According to the published study found in the Journal Frontiers in Psychiatry, “Several other associations were also significant with HRs greater than 1.40 (hepatitis A with OCD and AN; hepatitis B with AN,” meaning the hepatitis vaccines are also implicated in causing brain disorders.

    As with most research studies, the researchers stop short of claiming the vaccinations cause the all too common brain disorders. “This pilot epidemiologic analysis implies that the onset of some neuropsychiatric disorders may be temporally related to prior vaccinations in a subset of individuals,” they write adding the, “findings warrant further investigation, but do not prove a causal role of antecedent infections or vaccinations in the pathoetiology of these conditions.”

    The researchers also warn against the public deciding not to vaccinate their children. “Given the modest magnitude of these findings in contrast to the clear public health benefits of the timely administration of vaccines in preventing mortality and morbidity in childhood infectious diseases, we encourage families to maintain vaccination schedules according to CDC guidelines,” they conclude.

    While we have everyone from attorneys to biologists, to political scientists who write for the Free Thought Project, none of us are doctors, so we do not make recommendations about what you and your family should do in regards to vaccination. That being said, the drug makers have an incentive for you not to see this information which means it will not be reported on in the mainstream media as their advertising dollars are tied directly to these companies. So, we find that it is our duty to spread this information and with your help sharing it, we can have a massive effect.

    This article (Not Just Austim, Major Yale Study Shows Vaccines Tied To Multiple Brain Disorders) by Jack Burns is free and open source. You have permission to republish this article under a Creative Commons license with attribution to the author and TheFreeThoughtProject.com.
  • Easy to Understand Presentation: HOW ARE VACCINES MANUFACTURED?

    Easy to Understand Presentation: HOW ARE VACCINES MANUFACTURED?

  • Vaccine Damage Causes Autism

    Vaccine Damage Causes Autism

    HFI note: This is so worth sharing, again. Marcella wrote this over six years ago and its still relevant. The reports now reveal ONE in 36 children will be diagnosed with autism. Keep in mind, Autism cannot be confirmed by laboratory analysis. It’s strictly a behavioral diagnosis. Vaccines cause damage. This damage is inflammation that affects children to such a degree it is diagnosed as Autism. Semantics cannot change the fact that children’s suffering results in a diagnosis of autism. There have been numerous studies to show that the injection of toxins, Human DNA do in fact cause abnormal brain function that ultimately leads to the diagnosis of autism. We have provided information on 30 such studies.

    Okay. I give up.
    Vaccines do not cause autism.

    Autism is a behavioral diagnosis. To receive the diagnosis of “Autism” a child must exhibit a certain number of behaviors over a certain time frame. If he or she does not do so, the diagnosis of “autism” is not warranted.

    There is no blood test for “autism.”

    “Autism” can’t be confirmed or “ruled-out” by laboratory analysis. It’s strictly a behavioral diagnosis.

    Therefore, anything that causes physiological damage cannot directly “cause” autism.

    Ergo… vaccines cannot “cause” “autism.”

    …Vaccines cause the physiological damage to our children.

    These cause the underlying physical conditions that result in the pain, neurological damage, immune system disorders, gastrointestinal damage, and yeast overgrowth – all of which combine to produce the behavioral symptoms that lead to the “autism” diagnosis.

    Gastrointestinal damage is the most apparent result of vaccine damage.

    When a previously healthy child suddenly starts having multiple episodes of watery and extremely stinky diarrhea every day, and this happens shortly after receiving vaccinations, it is notable as a “vaccine injury.” What is not so obvious is that when the child’s gut is permanently damaged, he or she is no longer able to absorb nutrients necessary to produce neurotransmitters essential for proper brain function. So when the child develops mood swings, sleep difficulties, and learning disabilities several months later, these issues are not recognized as being related to vaccine injury because the initial damage occurred many months earlier.

    Please re-read the previous paragraph.

    This is why Dr. Andrew Wakefield is such a threat to the pharmaceutical industry.

    Dr. Wakefield NEVER said vaccines cause autism.
    Dr. Wakefield is a gastroenterologist. He saw a number of children with gastrointestinal problems who also happened to be diagnosed with autism. Dr. Wakefield reported his observations. He never claimed that the MMR “caused” autism. He merely reported that a number of children he had seen had BOTH gastrointestinal problems AND autism, and according to parental report, these issues developed within a short time of when the children received the MMR vaccine.

    Again… Why is Dr. Wakefield such a threat to the pharmaceutical industry?

    Hint: Not because vaccines cause autism – they don’t. Vaccines cause gastrointestinal damage.

    Gastrointestinal damage causes malabsorption of nutrients necessary for proper brain function.
    Mal-absorption of essential nutrients causes immune system disorders, seizures, encephalopathy, etc… and THAT’s what leads to the ultimate diagnosis of “autism.”

    If Dr. Wakefield’s observations are correct, SOMEONE SOMEWHERE will eventually draw the connection between vaccines and the domino-effect that leads to the “autism” diagnosis. From the perspective of the pharmaceutical industry, better to “nip it in the bud” now, which means discrediting Dr. Wakefield to the extent that no one will look further into the science.  By: Marcella Piper-Terry, M.S., Founder of VaxTruth.Org http://vaxtruth.org/2011/08/vaccines-do-not-cause-autism/

    Health Freedom Idaho would like to add, now more than half a decade later that there are more than 30 solid scientific peer-reviewed studies that back up the claims that autism is a direct result from receiving a vaccination. The question now is..to you believe the marketing or do you think the science backed up by the 1000’s of parental testimony and the statistics that our children are becoming irreversibly damaged by ‘preventative medicine.’

    The Studies

    The first research paper presented was the first one ever written on the subject, from 1943. Child Psychiatrist Leo Kanner discovered 11 children throughout several years who displayed a novel set of neurological symptoms that had never been described in the medical literature, where children were withdrawn, uncommunicative and exhibited similar odd behaviors. This disorder would become known as “autism.” In the paper, Dr. Kanner noted that the onset of the disorder began following the administration of a smallpox vaccine. This paper was published in 1943, and evidence that vaccination causes an ever-increasing rate of neurological and immunological regressions, including autism, has been mounting from that time until now.

    Patients MUST be able to make their own informed vaccine decisions because often, they know more about potential vaccine risks that even top public health officials do.

    1. Hepatitis B Vaccination of Male Neonates and Autism
    Annals of Epidemiology, September 2009
    CM Gallagher, MS Goodman, Stony Brook University Medical Center

    Boys vaccinated as neonates had threefold greater odds for autism diagnosis compared to boys never vaccinated or vaccinated after the first month of life.

    2. Porphyrinuria in childhood autistic disorder: Implications for environmental toxicity
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2006
    Robert Natafa, et al, Laboratoire Philippe Auguste, Paris, France

    These data implicate environmental toxicity in childhood autistic disorder.

    3. Theoretical aspects of autism: Causes—A review
    Journal of Immunotoxicology, January-March 2011
    Helen V. Ratajczak, PhD

    Autism could result from more than one cause, with different manifestations in different individuals that share common symptoms. Documented causes of autism include genetic mutations and/or deletions, viral infections, and encephalitis following vaccination.

    4. Uncoupling of ATP-mediated Calcium Signaling and Dysregulated IL-6 Secretion in Dendritic Cells by Nanomolar Thimerosal
    Environmental Health Perspectives, July 2006.
    Samuel R. Goth, Ruth A. Chu Jeffrey P. Gregg

    This study demonstrates that very low-levels of Thimerosal can contribute to immune system disregulation.

    5. Gender-selective toxicity of thimerosal
    Exp Toxicol Pathol. 2009 Mar;61(2):133-6. Epub 2008 Sep 3. 
    Branch DR, Departments of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto

    A recent report shows a correlation of the historical use of thimerosal in therapeutic immunizations with the subsequent development of autism; however, this association remains controversial. Autism occurs approximately four times more frequently in males compared to females; thus, studies of thimerosal toxicity should take into consideration gender-selective effects. The present study was originally undertaken to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of thimersosal in male and female CD1 mice. However, during the limited MTD studies, it became apparent that thimerosal has a differential MTD that depends on whether the mouse is male or female.

    6. Comparison of Blood and Brain Mercury Levels in Infant monkeys exposed to Vaccines Containing Thimerosal
    Environmental Health Perspectives, Aug 2005. 
    Thomas Burbacher, PhD, University of Washington

    This study demonstrates clearly and unequivocally that ethyl mercury, the kind of mercury found in vaccines, not only ends up in the brain, but leaves double the amount of inorganic mercury as methyl mercury, the kind of mercury found in fish. This work is groundbreaking because little is known about ethyl mercury, and many health authorities have asserted that the mercury found in vaccines is the “safe kind.” This study also delivers a strong rebuke of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation in 2004 to no longer pursue the mercury-autism connection.

    7. Increases in the number of reactive glia in the visual cortex of Macaca fascicularis following subclinical long-term methyl mercury exposure
    Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 1994 
    Charleston JS et al, Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Washington

    The identities of the reactive glial cells and the implications for the long-term function and survivability of the neurons due to changes in the glial population following subclinical long-term exposure to mercury are discussed.

    8. Neuroglial Activation and Neuroinflammation in the Brain of Patients with Autism 
    Annals of Neurology, Feb 2005.
    Diana L. Vargas, MD [Johns Hopkins University]

    This study, performed independently and using a different methodology than Dr. Herbert (see above) reached the same conclusion: the brains of autistic children are suffering from inflammation.

    9. Autism: A Brain Disorder, or a Disorder That Affects the Brain? 
    Clinical Neuropsychiatry, 2005 
    Martha R. Herbert M.D., Ph.D., Harvard University

    Autism is defined behaviorally, as a syndrome of abnormalities involving language, social reciprocity and hyperfocus or reduced behavioral flexibility. It is clearly heterogeneous, and it can be accompanied by unusual talents as well as by impairments, but its underlying biological and genetic basis in unknown. Autism has been modeled as a brain-based, strongly genetic disorder, but emerging findings and hypotheses support a broader model of the condition as a genetically influenced and systemic.

    10. Activation of Methionine Synthase by Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 and Dopamine: a Target for Neurodevelopmental Toxins and Thimerosal
    Molecular Psychiatry, July 2004. 
    Richard C. Deth, PhD [Northeastern University]

    This study demonstrates how Thimerosal inhibits methylation, a central driver of cellular communication and development.

    11. Validation of the Phenomenon of Autistic Regression Using Home Videotapes
    Archives of General Psychiatry, 2005 
    Emily Werner, PhD; Geraldine Dawson, PhD, University of Washington

    Conclusion This study validates the existence of early autistic regression.

    12. Blood Levels of Mercury Are Related to Diagnosis of Autism: A Reanalysis of an Important Data Set
    Journal of Child Neurology, 2007 
    M. Catherine DeSoto, PhD, Robert T. Hitlan, PhD -Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa

    Excerpt: “We have reanalyzed the data set originally reported by Ip et al. in 2004 and have found that the original p value was in error and that a significant relation does exist between the blood levels of mercury and diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. Moreover, the hair sample analysis results offer some support for the idea that persons with autism may be less efficient and more variable at eliminating mercury from the blood.”

    13. Developmental Regression and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in a Child With Autism
    Journal of Child Neurology, February 2006 
    Jon S. Poling, MD, PhD, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Excerpt: “Children who have (mitochondrial-related) dysfunctional cellular energy metabolism might be more prone to undergo autistic regression between 18 and 30 months of age if they also have infections or immunizations at the same time.”

    14. Oxidative Stress in Autism: Elevated Cerebellar 3-nitrotyrosine Levels
    American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2008 
    Elizabeth M. Sajdel-Sulkowska, – Dept of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School

    Excerpt: The preliminary data suggest a need for more extensive studies of oxidative stress, its relationship to the environmental factors and its possible attenuation by antioxidants in autism.”

    15. Large Brains in Autism: The Challenge of Pervasive Abnormality
    The Neuroscientist, 2005. 
    Martha Herbert, MD, PhD, Harvard University

    This study helps refute the notion that the brains of autistic children are simply wired differently and notes, “neuroinflammation appears to be present in autistic brain tissue from childhood through adulthood.” Dr. Herbert suggests that chronic disease or an external environmental source (like heavy metals) may be causing the inflammation.

    16. Evidence of Toxicity, Oxidative Stress, and Neuronal Insult in Autism
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Nov-Dec 2006. 
    Janet Kern, Anne Jones, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

    “This article discusses the evidence for the case that some children with autism may become autistic from neuronal cell death or brain damage sometime after birth as result of insult; and addresses the hypotheses that toxicity and oxidative stress may be a cause of neuronal insult in autism… the article discusses what may be happening over the course of development and the multiple factors that may interplay and make these children more vulnerable to toxicity, oxidative stress, and neuronal insult.”

    17. Oxidative Stress in Autism
    Pathophysiology, 2006. 
    Abha Chauhan, Ved Chauhan

    This study provides a helpful overview of the growing evidence supporting the link between oxidative stress and autism.

    18. Thimerosal Neurotoxicity is Associated with Glutathione Depletion: Protection with Glutathione Precursors
    Neurotoxicology, Jan 2005. 
    S. Jill James, PhD, University of Arkansas

    This recent study demonstrates that Thimerosal lowers or inhibits the body’s ability to produce Glutathione, an antioxidant and the body’s primary cellular-level defense against mercury.

    19. Aluminum adjuvant linked to gulf war illness induces motor neuron death in mice
    Neuromolecular Medicine, 2007 
    Christopher Shaw, Ph.D., Department of Ophthalmology and Program in Neuroscience, University of British Columbia

    This study demonstrates the extreme toxicity of the aluminum adjuvant used as a preservative in vaccines.

    20. Environmental mercury release, special education rates, and autism disorder: an ecological study of Texas
    Health & Place, 2006 
    Raymond F. Palmer, University of Texas Health Science Center

    This study demonstrated the correlation between environmental mercury and autism rates in Texas.

    21. Autism Spectrum Disorders in Relation to Distribution of Hazardous Air Pollutants in the SF Bay Area
    Environmental Health Perspectives, September, 2006 
    Gayle Windham, Div. of Environmental and Occupational Disease Control, California Department of Health Services

    Excerpt: “Our results suggest a potential association between autism and estimated metal concentrations, and possibly solvents, in ambient air around the birth residence.”

    22. A Case Series of Children with Apparent Mercury Toxic Encephalopathies Manifesting with Clinical Symptoms of Regressive Autistic Disorder
    Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 2007 
    David A. Geier, Mark R. Geier

    This study reviewed the case histories and medical profiles of nine autistic children and concluded that eight of the nine children were mercury toxic and this toxicity manifested itself in a manner consistent with Autism Spectrum Disorders.

    23. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and blood mercury level: a case-control study in chinese children
    Neuropediatrics, August 2006 – P.R. Kong

    Excerpt: “There was significant difference in blood mercury levels between cases and controls, which persists after adjustment for age, gender and parental occupational status. The geometric mean blood mercury level was also significantly higher in children with inattentive and combined subtypes of ADHD. High blood mercury level was associated with ADHD. Whether the relationship is causal requires further studies.”

    24. The Changing Prevalence of Autism In California
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, April 2003 
    Mark F. Blaxill, David S. Baskin, and Walter O. Spitzer

    This study helps to refute the supposition made by some researchers that autism’s epidemic may only be due to “diagnostic substitution”.

    25. Mitochondrial Energy-Deficient Endophenotype in Autism
    American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2008 
    J. Jay Gargus and Faiqa Imtiaz, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine,

    While evidence points to a multigenic etiology of most autism, the pathophysiology of the disorder has yet to be defined and the underlying genes and biochemical pathways they sub serve remain unknown.

    26. Bridging from Cells to Cognition in Autism Pathophysiology: Biological Pathways to Defective Brain Function and Plasticity
    American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology 2008 
    Matthew P. Anderson, Brian S. Hooker and Martha R. Herbert, Cambridge Health Alliance/Harvard Medical School/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    We review evidence to support a model where the disease process underlying autism may begin when an in utero or early postnatal environmental, infectious, seizure, or autoimmune insult triggers an immune response that increases reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the brain that leads to DNA damage (nuclear and mitochondrial) and metabolic enzyme blockade and that these inflammatory and oxidative stressors persist beyond early development (with potential further exacerbation), producing ongoing functional consequences.

    27. Heavy-Metal Toxicity—With Emphasis on Mercury

    John Neustadt, ND, and Steve Pieczenik, MD, PhD

    Conclusion: Metals are ubiquitous in our environment, and exposure to them is inevitable. However, not all people accumulate toxic levels of metals or exhibit symptoms of metal toxicity, suggesting that genetics play a role in their potential to damage health.

    28. Evidence of Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism and Implications for Treatment
    American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology
    Daniel A. Rossignol, J. Jeffrey Bradstreet

    MtD and oxidative stress may also explain the high male to female ratio found in autism due to increased male vulnerability to these dysfunctions.

    29. Proximity to point sources of environmental mercury release as a predictor of autism prevalence
    Health & Place, 2008 
    Raymond F. Palmer et al, University of Texas Health Science Center

    This study should be viewed as hypothesis-generating – a first step in examining the potential role of environmental mercury and childhood developmental disorders. Nothing is known about specific exposure routes, dosage, timing, and individual susceptibility. We suspect that persistent low-dose exposures to various environmental toxicants, including mercury, that occur during critical windows of neural development among genetically susceptible children (with a diminished capacity for metabolizing accumulated toxicants) may increase the risk for developmental disorders such as autism.

    30. Epidemiology of autism spectrum disorder in Portugal: prevalence, clinical characterization, and medical conditions
    Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2007 
    Guiomar Oliveira MD PhD et al, Centro de Desenvolvimento da Criança, Hospital Pediátrico de Coimbra; Assunção Ataíde BSc, Direcção Regional de Educação do Centro Coimbra;

    The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and identify its clinical characterization, and medical conditions in a pediatric population in Portugal.

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